Tapering from the top of the beard and ending with a slight curl on the bottom. Probably from a large bronze Osiris. With extensive glass paste inlays along with remains of gilding. Third Intermediate Period, 1070-700 B.C. 4 1/4 inches long. From an old German private collection...

Egyptian faience amulet of the god Nefertum. Depicted striding, open work between legs, wearing a belted kilt, arms down along side of body, wearing a tripartite wig and false beard. Late Period, 700-32 B.C. 1 5/8 inches high. Crown gone. Ex. NYC collection. Nefertum was the Egyptian god of perfumes and aromatics and the god of the morning sun...

Depicted kneeling on one knee, with arms extended over his head, hands holding the sun disk. Late Period, 600-32 B.C. 1.25 inches high. Small chip on his right elbow. Otherwise intact. Pierced for suspension on back. Ex. old German private collection, collected in the 1950s. Shu was the god of air, wind and the atmosphere. He was also related to the sun. He was the son of the creator god, father of the twin sky and the earth deities and the one who held the sky off of the earth...

Possibly from a cavetto cornice topped by a frieze of uraei or cobras. Depicted as an aroused cobra, with an erect wide hood, incised bulging eyes and incised mouth. Ptolemaic Period, 300-32 B.C. 5 inches high. Intact as shown. From an old New Jersey collection. ...

Depicted as a pregnant female hippopotamus, wearing a tripartite wig, with human breasts, the hind legs of a lion and the tail of a crocodile. Late Period, 600-332 B.C. 1 1/2 inches high. Intact with intact suspension loop. From a Dutch collection. Tauret's most common role was as a protectoress of pregnant women....